Most people have no concept of the term 'open source' in general, or the maybe more specific term “open source software” (OSS) in particular. Even a little bit more confusing, many people from the industry use the term “Free and Open Source Software” (FOSS), and that is also the one the author is using throughout this article. But in order to grasp the subject, let us first clarify it a little more:

Let us start from the beginning, with the word “free”. Although many people have an immediate idea of the meaning of this rather simple word, many do not see the double meaning here. Most commonly, this double meaning is explained by the “free as in free beer, but also free as in free speech” idiom.

India is going Open Source (Tux the penguin is the unofficial linux mascot)

Knowledge Must Web

Watch Us on Flickr

Our Tweets

Facebook

Become A Guest Author

Do you have an insightful intercultural experience you want to share with our readers? Have you travelled 'off the beaten track' and seen places that few other people have seen? Do you know extraordinary people and want to tell their story or interview them?

We regularly publish guest features, and you too can become an author for the Knowledge Must Blog! Send us your article to 'blog[at]knowledge-must.com' or use our contact form.